I’ve been playing GHS Boomers for years, pretty much since I started playing electric guitar back in 1993. Lately I’ve had the hankering to try out a few other brands, and on that path I have tested the DR Tite-Fit strings on a couple of my double locking tremolo guitars. …
The MXR Micro Flanger is based on the classic 4 knob MXR Flanger, and was originally released in the 1980s. Jim Dunlop saw fit to re-release the Micro Flanger this year, updated with true-bypass wiring, but it still retains it’s 100% analogue Bucket Brigade technology. The idea behind the Micro …
After the success I had with building my “Green Envy” overdrive pedal from a cheap Daphon E20OD Overdrive pedal I thought it was time to try and build an effects pedal from scratch. Doing some research on the Internet I discovered DIY-Layout.com, a site dedicated to stripboard layout effects pedals. …
There’s been a bit of discussion at Jemsite.com lately about the merits of Floyd Upgrades upgrade options for double-locking Floyd Rose style bridges. One of the popular upgrades for these style bridges is the Brass Big Block. I thought that I would ask Adam Reiver at Floyd Upgrades about his …
I’ve finally finished off the modifications to my re-worked Daphon E20OD pedal. With the rehousing of it I wanted to give it a new look and name. Seeing as the Daphon E20OD is essentially a reworking of the Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive with a Ibanez Tube Screamer chip, and because …